Introspection

This is the name I choose for my blog. Strangely enough I had decided on the name a long time ago but had not started writing any. Just as they say something has to happen, maybe a life changing episode, well not really in my case…………
I was being driven to an Emergency room (ER) with an unbearable pain in the right side of my upper body. I felt there was an abscess forming in my body with the jabbing pain. This increased with each intake of breath, making breathing very difficult.
As I was sitting in the back seat, this chain of thought crossed my mind; what if I did not come back alive and that lead to me into asking myself what have I left uncompleted. That led me into introspection.
The ride seemed unending and the line “Are we there yet” was resounding in my mind. Nothing came out of my mouth as I did not want to panic my husband who was driving and son sitting in the front. I did not want him to drive fast either as even a small jerk would increase the pain many folds. I only wished the Doctor would take a look at me as I went in and relieve me of the pain.
I have heard stories that in ERs they don’t attend to you right away.
But the discomfort was probably well reflected on my face, that as soon as I was brought in they attended to me. They took my vital signs and put me into a room. Then they checked the EKG (As in ECG in India). They seemed to think that it was some heart ailment. (On the lighter side I felt good that I had acted well to get their attention right away!)
They did not seem to hurry after that. An hour passed by and still no relief for my pain what so ever. But mentally I was feeling, well if something is to happen I have the medical attention right there. It was test after test urine, blood etc., Then finally nurse Mary came and told me that she was going to give me Morphine to soothe my pain.(They gave me Morphine because earlier I had taken muscle relaxants at home which had not helped me) This was because I could co-operate with them to further get my Chest X-Ray etc.
Finally there was nothing to worry much as I had all my tests negative (which is positive for me). Just a little infection in the lung. I am on anti biotics and pain relievers and I am on my merry way now back to work and on starting on my first edition of my blog.
The reason for this introduction is what can better fit the name of my blog when I really want to Introspect and share them here.